2023 Float Competition Winners

Nancy Duffy Award (Best Not-For-Profit Float)1st Place – Crouse Hospital2nd Place – Updowntowners of Syracuse3rd Place – Central Ditrict Elks Father John Ahern Award (Best Parish/School Float)1st Place – McKinley-Brighton Elementary School2nd...

2022 Dance Through Downtown: Opening Dance Demo

In this video, Francis & Mauriello dancers demonstrates the opening dance number for the 2022 parade. It’s a set of simple jigs, clapping and skipping. Beginners jig (Right and left) Clap for 8 bars Beginners jig Twice (Right and left, Right and left) Skip...

2022 Honorees and Theme Announcement

Syracuse’s 40th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Parade will set off on March 12th. The theme of the 2022 St. Patrick’s Parade is “Dance Through Downtown” and celebrates the community coming together for the parade for the first time since 2019. In keeping with this theme,...

2021 St. Patrick’s Parade Cancelled

It is with great sadness that we share the news that we will not be able to hold the St. Patrick’s Parade in 2021. We held out hope as long as we could, but continuing uncertainty about the pandemic has made it impossible to guarantee the safety of parade participants...